The teenager Iga Swiatek gave Karolina Pliskova a lead 6-0 and 6-0 in a 46-minute final of the Italian Open.
The young Pole, who on Sunday with her forehand and her backhand blew up the winners at will, won 51 of the 64 points and showed that she was in great shape before defending her title at the French Open in two weeks.
Swiatek, who had played two games on Saturday, for the Reaching the final led 17: 5 and won only five casual mistakes at Pliskova’s 23rd.
Swiatek’s third career title will put her in the top 10 of the ranking for the first time on Monday – in 9th place.
Pliskova played in her third consecutive final at Foro Italico after winning the title in 2019.
Veteran Pliskova pounded her racket in frustration at the beginning of the second set and received a code of conduct warning for unsportsmanlike conduct .
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